Category Archives: relationship with God

calling off the game

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 11:16-20 16 “But what shall I compare this generation to? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates, 17 “‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance; we sang a dirge, … Continue reading →

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the LORD’s unconditional commitment

Posted on March 12, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 28:6 – 22 6 Esau realized that Isaac had blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan-aram to take a wife from there, and that as he blessed him he commanded him, “You must not take a wife from … Continue reading →

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undeserved blessing

Posted on March 6, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 27:14-26 14 And he went and took them and brought them to his mother, and his mother made tasty food, the kind that his father loved. 15 Also, Rebekah took the best clothes of Esau her larger son, which … Continue reading →

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The Sky Kingdom and what the Father wants

Posted on January 28, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 7:21-23 21 “Not everyone who is now saying to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom from the sky, but only the one who is now doing what my Father who is in the sky wants. 22 On that … Continue reading →

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Laughter

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 17:17-27 17 And Abraham fell on his face and laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah, who is ninety years old, bear a child?” 18 … Continue reading →

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New

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 17:5-16 5 No longer will your name be called simply Abram, but your name will be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a noisy crowd of nations. 6 I will make you exceedingly productive, and I … Continue reading →

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Sky Kingdom fasting

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 6:16-18 16 “And when you fast, do not look dismal like the actors, because they mutilate their faces so that they can be recognized as fasting by others. I honestly tell you, they have received their wages. 17 But … Continue reading →

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God Most High

Posted on January 7, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 14:10 -24 10 Now the Valley of Siddim was full of tar pits, and when the kings of Sodom and Gomorrah fled, some fell into the pits, and the rest escaped to the hill country. 11 So the enemy … Continue reading →

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The promise of permanence

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Jefferson Vann

Genesis 13:14 – 14:9 14 The LORD said to Abram, after Lot had separated from him, “Lift up your eyes and look from the place where you are, to the north and south and east and west, 15 because all … Continue reading →

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Greater uprightness

Posted on December 25, 2013 by Jefferson Vann

Matthew 5:17-20 17 “Do not think that I have come to eliminate the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to eliminate them but to carry them out. 18 Because, I honestly tell you, until the sky and land … Continue reading →

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